[Bug 9880] Multi-head X virtual desktop issues

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http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9880


Tadas Šubonis <dankeris at gmail.com> changed:

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--- Comment #2 from Tadas Šubonis <dankeris at gmail.com>  2007-10-03 13:32:26 ---
(In reply to comment #1)
> First of all, I am not the expert in this topic, I only have some half
> knowledge, but I think this is what's going on here:
> 
> I don't know why you get a BadMatch error, but there is a deeply rooted problem
> here: Windows has only one desktop, from the problem description it sounds like
> you're trying to run applications on two different desktops at the same time.
> You need a multi-head setup which merges the two monitors to one big desktop
> insted of one.
> 
> The problem is that Windows applications expect their windows to be able to see
> each other. This works on X11 as well, but only on the same DISPLAY. With two
> desktops, you have two DISPLAYs: localhost:0.0 and localhost:0.1.
> 
> To fix this, you have to use Xinerma, or mergedfb, or something simmilar.
> Alternatively, you can try to use two different WINEPREFIXes to separate the
> applications. Or you persuade Microsoft to include support for that in the next
> revision of the Win32 API design, and get all old applications fixed to deal
> with that.
> 
> Can someone with better knowledge confirm if that is right, and propably close
> the bug as WONTFIX? I am also not sure if the critical severity applies here.
> 

So I am saying that it is a bug - it should run at least on the same virtual
wine desktop or run ANOTHER virtual desktop on second head (desktop).


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